Specimen Information

Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes
(common water-hyacinth)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID238393
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StatePR
CountyVega Baja
LocalityCibuco River mouth and swamp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCibuco-Guajataca
HUC8 Number21010002
HUC10 NameRio Cibuco Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000201
HUC12 NameRio Cibuco-Cienaga Prieta-Laguna Tortuguero Coastal Watershed
HUC12 Number210100020107
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month4
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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